‘Cut Into A Lot Of Pieces’: Plane Collides Into Police Helicopter, Leaving 1 Dead In ‘Very Violent Crash’

August 20, 2026 11:37 AM ET One person has died following a collision between a civilian plane and a police helicopter near a Pennsylvania runway Wednesday night, officials say.The pilot of the small plane, identified as 57-year-old Paul Sokoloski, a doctor at Penn State Health and certified flight instructor, was killed in the collision, while two Pennsylvania State Police troopers were injured and sent to the hospital for treatment, according to CBS 21 News. (RELATED: Pentagon Hunts For New Radar As Hypersonic Missiles Put US Defenses To The Test)Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said that he had visited the families of the state officers, Pilot Bryce Corman and Trooper Pilot Jason Mills, and that he was praying for the family of Sokoloski, who he said had been flying a Cessna 150.Our condole